Answer Key student’s Book

P.72 Language Focus 1

1
In the fisrt sentence – that
In the second sentence - which
They cannot be omitted because they are the subject of the verb in the relative clause.

2
The money (that/which) we inherited from our grandmother wasn’t divided equally
between us.
Note: in this sentence, the subject of the verb in italics in the relative clause is we: the
underlined relative pronouns are the object of the verb in the relative clause. They can be
omitted.

3
The first sentence is more formal. The relative pronouns can be omitted in the second
sentence.

4
a where b why c when d whose

5
1 where/in which (formal) 2 that/which 3 whose
4 that/which/ 5 who/that 6 that/which
7 that/which/ 8 when/that/in which/

P.73 Multiple choice cloze

1B 2D 3A 4D 5C 6A 7B 8D
P.77 Describing people
A personality
1
Positive: sociable, reliable, sincere, cheerful, polite, tolerant, patient, decisive, mature,
sensible, adventurous, practical, sensitive.
Negative: bad-tempered, lazy, selfish, moody, mean.

2
Un-: unsociable, unadventurous, unselfish, unreliable
In-: intolerant, insincere, indecisive, insensitive
Im-: impatient, impolite, impractical, immature
Different word: mean/generous, cheerful/miserablem sensible/silly or foolish, bad-
tempered/sweet-tempered or calm, lazy/hard-working, selfish/selfless, moody/even-
tempered

B Appereance
1
1 *bald 2 pierced 3 thinning 4 well-built
* we can say he is bald but not he has bald hair

2a
All the adjectives describe weighing too much.
Fat has negative connotations in many parts of the world.
Plump is more positive and can mean either weighing a little too much or can be used as a
‘polite’ way of describing someone who is fat.
Overweight is descriptive and of the three, is the most neutral

b
Thing means having little fat on the body; it is descriptive and neutral.
Slim means being attractively thin and has positive connotations.
Skinny means being unattractively thin and has negative connotations.

P. 80-81 Review
Relative clauses
1 non-defining (the name itself defines the person.
2 defining –where cannot be omitted
3 defining –that can be omitted
4 non-defining .which refers to the whole clause
5 defining –when can be omitted
6 defining –whose cannot be omitted
7 non-defining –she has, we assume, only one Managing Director
8 defining –which cannot be omitted as it follows a preposition.

P.93 Lnaguage Focus

2
1 come back later than wait
2 paying by cash to
3 to phone him rather than
4 not get

Unit 6 Relative relationships

Reading and Use of English: Gapped text, pages 44–45

1 1E 2B 3F 4C 5A 6G

2 1 light, S

2 lives, D a /laivz/ b /livz/

3 spare, S

4 turn, S

5 contract, D a /ˈkɒntrækt/ b /kɒnˈtrækt/

6 hard, S

7 mean, S
 8 used, D a /ju:st/ b /ju:zd/

9 book, S

10 fair, S

Vocabulary, page 46

A Adjectives of personality

1 1 fussy 2 bossy 3 clumsy 4 stubborn 5 dull

6 reserved 7 ambitious 8 affectionate

2 1 selfish 2 unreliable 3 flowing 4 sensitive

5 indecisive 6 spotty 7 tolerant 8 impatient

Language focus, pages 46–48

A Causative passive

1 We had our car repaired yesterday.

2 I want to get my ears pierced.

3 She has (had) never had her teeth whitened before.

4 I’m getting (going to get) my hair cut at

5 o’clock tomorrow.

5 They’ll probably have (They’re probably going to have) their house painted next month.

6 I always have my suits made in Milan now.

B Phrasal verbs

1 a I’m very fond of my grandmother. I’ve always looked up to her.

2 a I think I take after my father rather than my mother.

3 b I don’t earn a great deal but I get by.

4 a I blame the parents. They haven’t brought him up very well.

5 b It was a tough interview but I think I got through it OK.

C Relative clauses

1 who, which

2 who/that, whose

3 where, which/that

4 why/that, when
5 which, where

6 who/that, which/that

7 which/that, which, whose

Commas are required in the following sentences:

1 after Mr Jones and 15 years

4 after January

5 after The fox, shy animal and residential areas

7 after on Friday and my eldest sister

Reading and Use of English: Transformations, page 48

1 had our house broken into/had a break-in

2 to have my hair dyed

3 for whom I have

4 whose ruler I borrowed

5 look up to is

6 let them down

Reading and Use of English: Multiple-choice cloze, page 49

1B 2D 3D 4B 5C 6A 7C 8A

Reading and Use of English: Open cloze, page 49

1 whose 2 having 3 what 4 on 5 up 6 not 7 take 8 for